PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 17, 2020
The new temporary Portland leash law (“Dog leash law temporarily extended to all public places,” April 15, Page B1) will have drastic unintended consequences. The point of the measure is to enable social distancing. However, by limiting off-leash dogs to the two dog parks, it guarantees that there will be crowding at those locations. The law will have exactly the opposite of the intended effect. The Portland City Council should rescind this poorly conceived measure. ~ David Moltz, Portland